San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 16, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 4 1 1 0
Stanley ss 4 0 2 0
Lee lf 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 3 0 1 1
Stahl rf 4 0 0 0
Morales cf 3 0 1 0
Roberts 3b 3 0 0 0
Corrales c 3 0 0 0
Norman p 2 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Corkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 3 1 1 0
Clemente rf 3 1 1 0
Stargell lf 3 0 0 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 2 1
Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0
Pagan 3b 4 0 2 0
  Hernandez 3b 0 0 0 0
Alley ss 3 0 0 0
Blass p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
San Diego 000 000 001150
Pittsburgh 101 000 00x270
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  L (4-6) 7.0 7 2 2 5 5
  Corkins   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
5
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (8-1) 9.0 5 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
9

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Diego Colbert (8,off Blass), Pittsburgh Pagan (8,off Norman).  IBB–Clemente (4,by Norman); Alley (3,by Norman).  SB–Stanley (1,2nd base off Blass/Sanguillen).  BK–Norman (1).  IBB–Norman 2 (7,Clemente,Alley).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:08.  A–17,020.
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